I was actually talking to the guys at Avid about this yesterday. Dot 4 fluid will be fine, but won't function nearly as well as 5.1 because it has a lower boiling point, meaning it cannot handle the higher temperatures that come with downhill riding. ... more »

I'm always thinking about this whenever I see prototype bikes stolen. Even more I wonder who the dirtbags are that are stealing bikes at Interbike or off race rigs. My best guess is that they go out of the country, maybe South America?

I once had a kid post turn by turn directions to a spot on the internet. The land owner allowed us to build and ride the trail but once the traffic increased to an unmanageable amount of teenagers it was shut down. These kids were the textbook example ... more »